29th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130182123 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus including an image pickup device configured to obtain a captured image corresponding to an object image, an object detecting unit configured to detect a specific object in the captured image, an position obtaining unit configured to obtain a position at which the specific object exists in the captured image, a composition specifying unit configured to specify a recommended composition on the basis of the existence position of the specific object when the specific object is viewed as a main object, and an instruction control unit configured to instruct the execution of a predetermined operation which notifies a user of the recommended composition. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182124 | SIGNAL EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A smart antenna configuration estimator for use in a digital TV receiver comprises data input means operable to obtain an estimate of an impulse response of a channel through which the television signal has passed to the receiver, maximum finding means operable to find the maximum value of the channel impulse response, the maximum value corresponding to a main signal path, averaging means operable to calculate a mean of values of the channel impulse response comprising channel impulse response values corresponding to one or more additional signal paths, and ratio calculating means operable to calculate a quality value as the ratio of the maximum value to the mean of values of the channel impulse response. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182125 | CAMERA MODULE, AUTO FOCUS METHOD AND AUTO FOCUS CALIBRATION METHOD - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a touch detection unit detecting if a particular region of the image of the object displayed by the display unit is touched, a memory unit stored with an auto focus calibration code of the particular region detected by the touch detection unit, and an auto focus driving unit receiving a coordinate of the particular region detected by the touch detection unit, reading out from the memory unit an auto focus calibration code corresponding to the particular region of the image of the object displayed on the display unit, and driving an auto focus actuator. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182126 | CAMERA DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An example camera device includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image, and a storage unit configured to store first attribute information of a target object used for identifying the target object from the image. The camera device also includes an identification unit, a requesting unit, and a storage control unit. The identification unit is configured to identify the target object in the image captured by the image capturing unit based on the first attribute information. The requesting unit is configured to request an external device to identify the target object when the identification unit is not able to identify the target object. The storage control unit is configured to receive second attribute information of the target object from the external device that is requested to identify the target object, and control the storage unit to store the second received attribute information. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182127 | IMAGING APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD, LENS APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a camera unit that is capable of attaching and detaching a lens unit, a camera control unit transmits a drive command for shifting a focus lens to a position corresponding to a focal point detected by use of an evaluation value for focus adjustment generated from an imaging signal by a TVAF signal processing unit to a lens control unit. The camera control unit acquires data indicating the amount of change in image magnification from the lens apparatus when performing center shift to thereby control the focus lens so as to suppress an out-of-focus blur of an image according to the image signal in response to the amount of change in image magnification relative to the shift amount of the focus lens in the vicinity of a focal point. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182128 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182129 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display apparatus configured to recognize one or more objects from an image, determine a display priority of a menu to be displayed relating to a recognized object based on a set display mode, and displaying menus corresponding to one or more recognized objects based on the determined display priority. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182130 | HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA - A camera includes a high definition (HD) imager with a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphic processing unit (GPU) including a plurality of processors therein; a wide area network (WAN) transceiver coupling the imager, the CPU or the GPU to a computer cloud with a cloud data storage device; and computer code executable by the processors in the GPU to encode and communicate an image or video to a cloud data storage device for sharing on Skype or a social network. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182131 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SERVER - Provided is a server, wherein an image group and a terminal ID are received from an imaging terminal, a first ID specifying a first image among the image group, the terminal ID, and the first image are stored in a first storage, a second ID specifying a second image among the image group, the terminal ID, and the second image are stored in a first storage, a user ID and a terminal ID are received from an data terminal, the user ID and the terminal ID are stored in a second storage, the terminal ID is extracted by conducting a search thereof inside the second memory using the user ID as the key, the first image and the second image are extracted as a result of conducting a search thereof inside the first storage using the terminal ID as the key, a first summary image is stored in association with the terminal ID and the first ID in a third storage, a second summarized image is stored in association with the terminal ID and the second ID in the third storage, and the first summary image and the second summary image are sent to the data terminal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182132 | CAMERA, PRINTER, PRINT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, MEMORY MEDIUM AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - The invention provides a system capable of printing in a simple manner by detecting the connection of a printer and shifting to a print mode in response to the detection of the printer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182133 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - One of a plurality of image sensing modes is set, and an image sensing process including a plurality of processes is performed based on the set image sensing mode. Whether or not each of the plurality of processes is to be performed by an external apparatus is decided based on the set image sensing mode. Image data obtained by image sensing is transmitted to the external apparatus so that the decided process is performed by the external apparatus. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182134 | Methods and Systems for Processing a Video for Stabilization Using Dynamic Crop - Methods and systems for processing a video for stabilization are described. A recorded video may be stabilized by removing at least a portion of shake introduced in the video. An original camera path for a camera used to record the video may be determined. A crop window size may be selected and a crop window transform may accordingly be determined. The crop window transform may describe a transform of the original camera path to a modified camera path that is smoother than the original camera path. A smoothness metric indicative of a degree of smoothness of the modified path may be determined. Based on a comparison of the smoothness metric to a predetermined threshold, for example, the crop window transform may be applied to the original video to obtain a stabilized modified video. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182135 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes an image input portion, a motion vector acquisition portion and a distortion component estimation portion. The image input portion inputs a target image which is an image to be processed. The motion vector acquisition portion acquires a motion vector generated by relative movement with respect to a subject drawn in the target image when an imaging device which has generated the target image generates the target image. The distortion component estimation portion estimates a rolling shutter distortion component of the target image based on the motion vector. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182136 | CAMERA MODULE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A camera module ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182137 | CONTROL UNIT - A control unit for generating a control signal comprises a base part, a control element rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the base part, a position encoder for detecting an angular position or a change in angular position of the control element relative to the base part, a control device which is adapted generate the control signal in dependence on the detected angular position or change in angular position of the control element and an electronic display device, wherein the control device is adapted to control the electronic display device to show at least one symbol arrangement. The control unit is characterized in that the electronic display device has the shape of a cylinder or of a cylinder sector whose axis coincides with the axis of rotation of the control element or extends in parallel thereto. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182138 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a mobile terminal to perform remote capture is provided. The method of controlling a mobile terminal includes: setting remote capture conditions; transmitting the remote capture conditions with a remote capture request signal to one or more remote terminals; and receiving images captured by one or more remote terminals that capture predetermined images according to the remote capture conditions from among the one or more remote terminals. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182139 | Orientation Detection Using Image Processing - Devices, methods, and computer readable media for performing image orientation detection using image processing techniques are described. In one implementation, an image processing method is disclosed that obtains image data from a first image captured by an image sensor (e.g., from any image capture electronic device). Positional sensor data captured by the device and corresponding to the image data may also be acquired (e.g., through an accelerometer). If the orientation of the device is not reliably discernible from the positional sensor data, the method may attempt to use rotationally invariant character detection metrics to determine the most likely orientation of the image, e.g., by using a decision forest algorithm. Face detection information may be used in conjunction with, or as a substitute for, the character detection data based on one or more priority parameters. Image orientation information may then be included within the image's metadata. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182140 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LENS UNIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a camera unit that is mountable to a lens unit having a focus lens, an AF signal processing unit generates an AF evaluation value from an imaging signal obtained by an imaging element, and a camera control unit generates drive information for moving the focus lens to an in-focus point using the AF evaluation value and transmits the drive information to the mounted lens unit. The camera control unit transmits drive information including a focus lens position served as a reference for micro vibration and an amount of movement of the focus lens indicated by shift amount of an image plane with reference to the focus lens position to a lens unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182141 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing an optical image representing a scene, and repeatedly outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image. A searcher searches for a characteristic image representing a characteristic portion of a specific object from the electronic image outputted from the imager. A detector detects a direction of the specific object based on a distortion of the characteristic image detected by the searcher. An assigner assigns an adjustment area to a position in which an offset inhibiting a difference between the direction detected by the detector and a predetermined direction is appended, by using a position covering the characteristic image detected by the searcher as a reference. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition based on a partial image belonging to the adjustment area out of the electronic image outputted from the imager. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a sample unit, an amplifier, an analog to digital converter, and a white balance unit. The sample unit is for sampling a pixel to obtain a pixel voltage. The amplifier is for amplifying the pixel voltage according to an analog gain. The analog to digital converter is for converting the amplified pixel voltage into digital pixel data, the digital pixel data including a number of first sub-pixel data which are corresponding to different colors. The white balance unit is for obtaining a number of second of sub-pixel data from white balance compensating the first sub-pixel data. The first sub-pixel data are white balance compensated respectively according to the analog gain and a number of white balance gains which are corresponding to different sub-pixels. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182143 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MOVING IMAGE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a clustering unit, a detection unit, and a correction unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a moving image including a plurality of frames. The clustering unit is configured to cluster frames having a similar scene to the same group in the moving image. The detection unit is configured to detect at least one object region from each frame clustered to the same group, and to calculate a color distribution of the object region of the each frame. The correction unit is configured to select a typical color distribution of the object region from the color distribution of the each frame, and to correct a color of the each frame clustered to the same group, based on the typical color distribution. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182144 | CAMERA BUTTON WITH INTEGRATED SENSORS - The present invention relates to a method and a communication device for tagging a recorded image in a mobile communication device. The recorded image is recorded by a camera unit in the mobile communication device. The method comprising the steps of monitoring, using at least one sensor in the mobile communication device, a user's vital signs, recording an image and sensor information relating to the user's vital signs when the user operates the camera unit, determining a tag based on the recorded sensor information, and assigning the tag to the recorded image and storing the recorded image in a memory in the mobile communication device based on the tag. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182145 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging component, a position acquisition component, an attribute image data acquisition component, and a recorder. The imaging component is configured to capture a subject and output captured image data. The position acquisition component is configured to acquire a position of the subject, the subject being captured at the position. The attribute image data acquisition component is configured to acquire map image data as attribute image data from a map database, the map image data including the position of the subject. The recorder is configured to record the captured image data and the attribute image data in one file. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182146 | PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM TO ORGANIZE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE SUBJECTS THEREIN - A photographic processing system in which subject and other data is stored in a database and such data is automatically linked to photographs taken using either a film or digital camera. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182147 | MARK INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, MARK INFORMATION PRESENTING APPARATUS, MARK INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, AND MARK INFORMATION PRESENTING METHOD - A mark information recording apparatus includes an output unit and a recording unit. The output unit is configured to output, for displaying a partial image being a part of an entire image having an arbitrary resolution among entire images generated at a plurality of different resolutions with respect to a single target, the partial image. The recording unit is configured to associate mark information with information on a position within the entire image and information on the resolution of the output partial image and record the mark information. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182148 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182149 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182150 | Image Pickup Apparatus - An image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of optical systems, each having a different focal length, an image pickup element which picks up an image of an object by the optical system, and a zoom control section which changes an angle of field of an output image by at least one optical system from among the plurality of optical systems, and a part of the angle of field which changes is same as an angle of field of another optical system, and the image pickup apparatus further includes a control section which changes a control position of a display image at the time of zooming to be directed toward an optical-axial center of the another optical system for which the part of the angle of field is same. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182151 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS STORED - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first image and a second image taken at a different focus position from the first image, an image magnification calculator ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182152 | CAMERA AUTOFOCUS ADAPTIVE BLUR MATCHING MODEL FITTING - Autofocusing is performed in response to a weighted sum of previous blur difference depth estimates after being adaptively fitted at each focus adjustment iteration. Variance is also determined across both past and present estimations providing a confidence measure on the present focus position for the given picture. In one embodiment focus adjustment are repeated until the variance is sufficiently low as to indicate confidence that a proper focus has been attained. The method increases accuracy and speed of focusing by utilizing previous depth estimates while adapting the matching data to overcome distortion, such as due to saturation, cut-off and noise. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182153 | Method and Apparatus for ambient Light spectrum Detection in digital Photography - Digital camera or device with a digital camera unit is controlled in a process in which light spectrum power distribution is detected by a detector that has a plurality of narrow-band photo-electric sensors at locations spaced apart on an image capture unit of a digital camera unit. Each sensor has a given sensitive bandwidth within the frequency range of visible light. The number of the sensitive bandwidths is N that is greater than 3. A signal indicative of the light spectrum power distribution as detected by the detector is produced. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182154 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - There is provided an image sensor including at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182155 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid state image sensor has a photoelectric conversion element array, a light collecting optical element array, wavelength-selective elements and a reflecting unit. Wavelength-selective elements pass light of the color which is to be detected, and reflect other colors. The reflecting unit further reflects the light that has been reflected by the wavelength-selective elements. The cell includes photoelectric conversion elements for three different light colors. A microlens serving as a light collecting optical element is arranged corresponding to the cell. The reflecting unit includes at least a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface. The first reflecting surface faces the wavelength-selective elements. In every cell, the second reflecting surface is enclosed between wavelength-selective elements and the first reflecting surface. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182156 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a solid-state imaging device which includes a focus detection pixel that has a light shielding film, which is formed on a light receiving surface of a photoelectric conversion portion and shields light in a part of the light receiving surface, performs pupil division and photoelectric conversion of a received light flux and acquires a phase difference detection signal, where the light shielding film is formed avoiding a gate electrode of a reading gate portion to read a signal charge from the photoelectric conversion portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182157 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels; a reference signal generating circuit configured to generate a ramp signal; a counter performing a counting operation according to the changing of the ramp signal; a read out circuit having a comparator comparing a signal read out from the pixel with the ramp signal, and converting an analog signal outputted from the pixel to a digital signal; and a control circuit configured to adjust a reset potential to be used when the comparator is reset, wherein the control circuit obtains a conversion value derived by converting an analog signal derived of a reset level of the pixel to a digital signal, and adjusts a reference potential based on the conversion value to make a dynamic range of A/D conversion follow the fluctuation of the reset level of the pixel. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182158 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - In a photoelectric conversion apparatus that adds signals of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements included in photoelectric conversion units, each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type that collects signal carriers. The first semiconductor regions included in photoelectric conversion elements that are included in each of the photoelectric conversion units and that are arranged adjacent to each other sandwich a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type. A height of a potential barrier for the signal carriers generated in a certain region of the second semiconductor region is smaller than a height of a potential barrier for the signal carriers generated in a third semiconductor region between each of the first semiconductor regions and an overflow drain region of the first conductivity type. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182159 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An image pickup apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes a power line and first through fourth photodiodes. The first, second, and third photodiodes are arranged along a first direction so that the first photodiode is adjacent to the second photodiode, and the second photodiode is adjacent to the third photodiode. The power line includes a first conductor disposed along the first direction and a second conductor disposed along a second direction that intersects the first direction. The second conductor is disposed on a region between the second and third photodiodes. First and second transistors corresponding to the first and second photodiode, respectively, are connected to the power line. The fourth photodiode is disposed adjacent to the second photodiode in the second direction. A third transistor corresponding to the fourth photodiode is connected to the power line. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182160 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF SENSING - An image sensor has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, a selection means for selecting individual pixels in the array, and a shutter means for transmitting a shutter signal to the pixels. The pixels are constructed and arranged to sense incident light only when both selected and in receipt of a shutter signal. The pixels in said array can thus be triggered individually to capture light at different times. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182161 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND SIGNAL READING METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device includes: electrically coupled substrates on which circuit elements constituting a pixel are arranged; a photoelectric conversion element included in the pixel; a reading circuit that reads from the pixel, a signal based on a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion element; and first to n-th circuit sets each including a circuit element that reads a signal by a corresponding one of first to n-th reading modes. n is an integer such that | 2013-07-18 |
20130182162 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA - A solid-state image sensor having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region, includes wiring lines arranged in the pixel region and the peripheral circuit region, dummy patterns arranged in the peripheral circuit region, and a planarizing layer arranged on the wiring lines and containing a resin. The wiring lines in the peripheral circuit region include a plurality of electrically conductive patterns. The dummy patterns are arranged between the plurality of electrically conductive patterns. The dummy patterns are electrically insulated from the wiring lines. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182163 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor comprising a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a matrix having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein the pixel array includes a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer arranged above the first wiring layer, the first wiring layer includes first column signal lines arranged at the respective columns of the pixel array, and the second wiring layer includes second column signal lines arranged at the respective columns of the pixel array. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182164 | COMPARATOR IMPLEMENTATION FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS OUTPUT FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes an analog-to-digital converter receiving a pixel signal output. The converter includes a first inverting amplifier circuit having an input and an output, the first inverting amplifier circuit including a first bias circuit having a control node and configured to source current for first inverting amplifier circuit operation. The converter further includes a second inverting amplifier circuit having an input and an output, the second inverting amplifier circuit including a second bias circuit having a control node and configured to source current for second inverting amplifier circuit operation. The output of the first inverting amplifier circuit is coupled to the input of the second inverting amplifier circuit. A positive feedback circuit couples the output of the second inverting amplifier circuit to the control node of the first bias circuit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182165 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - There is provided an image sensor in which a first pixel group in which one pair of pixels of first spectral sensitivity and one pair of pixels of second spectral sensitivity are diagonally arranged and a second pixel group in which one pair of pixels of the first spectral sensitivity and one pair of pixels of third spectral sensitivity are diagonally arranged are arranged in a lattice shape, and analog addition is performed on image signals from the pixels for each pair of pixels of spectral sensitivity constituting each pixel group, and an analog addition result is designated as an output signal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182166 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The digital image processing apparatus includes: a display controller for displaying first content on a display unit; and an image generator for generating second content based on a photographing signal input, which may be from a user, and third content related to the second content. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A SUBSTRATE - A method and device for detecting an object in a substrate is disclosed. The device has a sensor unit having a sensor element and at least one further sensor element, a control and evaluation unit, and a display unit. The method for detecting an object in a substrate includes simultaneous reception of a receive signal and at least one further receive signal and simultaneous calculation of a depth cross-sectional image from the receive signal and at least one further depth cross-sectional image from the at least one further receive signal by the control and evaluation unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182168 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a control section determines the type of a touch operation performed on a touch panel during review display that is performed in a display section (monitor screen) for a predetermined amount of time after an image is captured by an imaging section, and performs type-specific processing according to the determined type on the image being review displayed. For example, when a slide operation is performed as a touch operation on the touch panel, the control section determines the slide direction as the type of the operation and performs type-specific processing based on the slide direction (direction-specific processing). | 2013-07-18 |
20130182169 | IMAGING APPARATUS - According to an illustrative embodiment an imaging system is provided. The system includes a lens tube; a first polarizing filter; and a second polarizing filter; wherein the first polarizing filter and the second polarizing filter are adjacent each other, and wherein a polarizing imparted by the first polarizing filter is different from a polarizing imparted by the second polarizing filter. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182170 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus comprises a photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion on incident light that has passed through an imaging lens and outputs an electric signal, the photoelectric conversion unit including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels, and a plurality of micro lenses formed between the imaging lens and the photoelectric conversion unit. The plurality of micro lenses respectively corresponds to a plurality of areas in the photoelectric conversion unit and each of the areas includes a predetermined number of pixels. Among the pixels, those whose receiving quantity of light is small in each area due to a characteristic of an optical system including the imaging lens and the micro lenses and a characteristic of the photoelectric conversion unit are configured as pixels for use in calculation of a reference value for the electric signals output from the photoelectric conversion unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182171 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor operable to generate an image signal, and controller that controls communication with a mounted lens unit including an image taking optical system and generates a drive instruction to drive a focus lens of the mounted lens unit on a basis of a focus signal generated by using the image signal, the focus signal indicating a focus state of the image taking optical system. The controller sends information relating to a predetermined timing and the drive instruction to the lens unit, and receives, from the lens unit, a first signal indicating whether the focus lens is able to be moved by a movement based on the drive instruction to satisfy the predetermined timing. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182172 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A focus detecting device that addresses unstableness in frame rate by performing optimal focus detection depending on a frame rate setting, an AF frame selection setting, and a shooting speed priority/focus priority setting is provided. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182173 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device includes a second image sensor having an organic photoelectric conversion film transmitting a specific light, and a first image sensor which is stacked in layers on a same semiconductor substrate as that of the second image sensor and which receives the specific light having transmitted the second image sensor, in which a pixel for focus detection is provided in the second image sensor or the first image sensor. Therefore, an AF method can be realized independently of a pixel for imaging. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182174 | RETRACTABLE LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - In an imaging apparatus, during an utilization state, optical elements and an image sensor are arranged on the same optical axis. During a retracted state, the optical elements in include at least one optical element that is moved from an optical axis position on the optical axis to a first retraction position that differs from the optical axis position; the image sensor is moved from the optical axis position to a second retraction position that differs from the first retraction position; and the moved optical element and the image sensor are arranged such that at least one portion of the move optical element and of the image sensor overlap in a plane substantially orthogonal to the optical axis. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182175 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus detachably mounting a lens unit including a plurality of optical members includes an image pickup unit that accumulates charge in synchronization with a vertical synchronizing signal to generate an image signal, and a control unit that generates control information for each of the plurality of optical members of the mounted lens unit and communicates the control information with the lens unit in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal. The control unit is configured to perform a first communication in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal, and to perform a second communication, for controlling an optical member different to the optical before a next first communication that is performed in synchronization with a next vertical synchronizing signal. The first communication and the second communication are predetermined packet communications in which optical members to be controlled among the plurality of optical members are different from each other. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182176 | Drive Device - A drive device ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182177 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VIDEO STUTTER IN HIGH RESOLUTION PROGRESSIVE VIDEO - Systems and methods for improving video stutter in high resolution progressive video captured with fast exposure times. In a first approach, digital video is captured with fast shutter speeds that cause each frame of the video to be sharp. A motion blur is not captured for objects moving within the frame. The video codec generates motion information that may be utilized to add an artificial motion blur to each frame of the digital video during processing in a digital video pipeline. In a second approach, the lens assembly of the digital camera includes an electronically actuated filter that attenuates the light reaching an image sensor such that the shutter speeds may be decreased in order to capture motion blur. The electronically actuated filter may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that is set to a plurality of different transparency levels based on the voltage applied to the LCD device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182178 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a detector detecting a voltage of a battery. A first sensing processor senses a recording operation. A recorder executes a recording process according to the recording operation. A second sensing processor senses a predetermined operation other than the recording operation. A processor executes a predetermined process according to the predetermined operation. A first controller executes the predetermined process when the predetermined operation is sensed during a time a power fed from the power feeding device is being received. A second controller prohibits the recording process if the voltage of the battery is smaller than a predetermined threshold value when the recording operation is sensed during a time the power fed from the power feeding device is being received, and executes the recording process if the voltage of the battery is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value when the recording operation is sensed. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182179 | CCD camera architecture and methods of manufacture - A charge-coupled device camera architecture for improving the dynamic range of the charge-coupled device camera having a charge-coupled device camera contained within a vacuum capable camera case and electrically attached to the outside of the camera case; a thermoelectric cooler thermally attached to a back side of the charge-coupled device camera and electrically attached to the outside of the camera case; a thermal redistribution block thermally attached to the thermoelectric cooler and further thermally attached to the camera case; a pressure measuring mechanism attached to an inside surface of the camera case and electrically connected to the outside of the camera case; a temperature measuring mechanism attached to a surface of the thermal redistribution block and electrically connected to the outside of the camera case; and a vacuum evacuation assembly having an indium lined copper pinch tube. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182180 | High Density Composite Focal Plane Array - A composite focal plane assembly with an expandable architecture has a multi-layer, double-sided aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate and vertical architecture to achieve the dual function of focal plane and electronics backplane. Imaging dice and other electrical components are mounted and wire bonded to one surface and then direct backplane connectivity is provided on the opposing surface through a matrix of electrical contacts. In one embodiment, a flexible connector is sandwiched between the AlN focal plane and a FR-4 backplane is used to compensate for differences in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the AlN and commercially available high density circuit card connectors that are commonly manufactured from materials with CTE properties more closely approximating FR-4. In an alternate embodiment, the FR-4 and flexible connectors are eliminated by using high density circuit card connectors that are fabricated out of materials more closely matching the CTE of AlN. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182181 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING MULTIMEDIA FLOWS AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - A method for synchronizing of multimedia flows provided by different sources or transmitted via different transport protocols to a single receiving device or are designed to be rendered by different rendering devices. According to the invention, a reference datum representative of a datum of the first multimedia flow is provided in the second multimedia flow and associated with a datum of this second multimedia flow to synchronise the two flows. This reference datum constitutes a timing reference for the datum of the second multimedia flow with which it is associated. It is used to synchronize the two multimedia flows. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182182 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING TEXT IDENTIFIED IN A VIDEO IMAGE - Systems and methods are operable to present text identified in a presented video image of a media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives a complete video frame that is associated with a presented video image of a video content event, wherein the presented video image includes a region of text; finds the text in the complete video frame; uses an optical character recognition (OCR) algorithm to translate the found text; and presents the translated text. The translated text may be presented on a display concurrently with the video image that is presented on the display. Alternatively, or additionally, the translated text may be presented as audible speech emitted from at least one speaker. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182183 | Hardware-Based, Client-Side, Video Compositing System - A system for video compositing is comprised of a storage device for storing a composite timeline file. A timeline manager reads rendering instructions and compositing instructions from the stored file. A plurality of filter graphs, each receiving one of a plurality of video streams, renders frames therefrom in response to the rendering instructions. A uniform resource locator (URL) incorporator generates URL based content. Hardware is responsive to the rendered frames, URL based content, and compositing instructions for creating a composite image. A frame scheduler is responsive to the plurality of filter graphs for controlling a frequency at which the hardware creates a new composite image. An output is provided for displaying the composite image. Methods of generating a composite work and methods of generating the timeline file are also disclosed. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this Abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182184 | VIDEO BACKGROUND INPAINTING - Several implementations provide inpainting solutions, and particular solutions provide spatial and temporal continuity. One particular implementation accesses first and second pictures that each include a representation of a background. A background value is determined for a pixel in an occluded area of the background in the first picture based on a source region in the first picture. A source region in the second picture is accessed that is related to the source region in the first picture. A background value is determined for a pixel in an occluded area of the background in the second picture using an algorithm that is based on the source region in the second picture. Another particular implementation displays a picture showing an occluded background region. Input is received that selects a fill portion and a source portion. An algorithm fills the fill portion based on the source portion, and display the resulting picture. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182185 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182186 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DYNAMIC IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DYNAMIC IMAGE RECEPTION DEVICE, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing system capable of increasing flexibility in setting the number of videos that are transmitted from a video transmitting device to a video receiving device to constitute the basis for a screen to be presented to a user. A data transmitting unit ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182187 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOMOSAIC OF PROJECTOR WITH DMX PROTOCOL - An apparatus and system for controlling photomosaic of projector with DMX protocol includes a DMX signal receiver processing circuit, an MCU microprocessor circuit, an image processing module, a projection module device, an electromechanical driving circuit, a DMX signal input port, a storage device, and a video input port. The DMX signal receiver processing circuit includes a DMX signal input port. The MCU microprocessor circuit is connected with the image processing module, the projection module device, and the electromechanical driving circuit. The image processing module is connected with a storage device port and the video input port. The image processing module is connected with the projection module device. The system includes standard DMX ports and is compatible to DMX ports of lighting device. Multiple projection devices can be used to simultaneously project images that are joined to form an image of a larger size to thereby realize perfect image mosaic. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182188 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIGITAL VIDEO DEVICE - A method for controlling a digital video device is provided. The method includes receiving multi-channel transport streams by a tuner of the digital video device. The method further includes obtaining a process identifier (PID) corresponded to a specific frequency and setting the tuner and a demodulator of the digital video device to the specific frequency. The method further includes turning on a demultiplexer of the digital video device to obtained program specific information/service information (PSI/SI) of the multi-channel transport streams and controlling a decoder of the digital video device to decode the PSI/SI according to the PID during locking the tuner and the demodulator to the specific frequency. Accordingly, the time for switching program could be reduced, and the speed for switching program could be improved. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182189 | IMPROVED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOSED CIRCUIT BROADCASTING - A computer implemented method for closed circuit TV broadcasting which comprises selecting content e.g. Internet content to be broadcast, scheduling the content to be broadcast as a closed circuit TV broadcast via channels in a plurality of sites, and distributing the content to a plurality of sites. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182190 | POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURES FOR TELEVISIONS AND OTHER POWERED DEVICES - A method includes transporting audio/video data using at least one signal line in a cable. The method also includes concurrently transporting at least about 100 W of power for operating an audio/video device using at least one electrical conductor in the cable, the audio/video device coupled to the cable. The cable could include multiple electrical conductors, and the at least one signal line in the cable could include one or more of the electrical conductors in the cable. The data and the power can be transported using at least one common electrical conductor in the cable. The audio/video data could have a data rate of at least about 7 Gbps, and the power could be at least about 200 W of power. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182191 | ANTENNA DIVERSITY FOR CONTROL DEVICE APPLICATIONS - One embodiment may take the form of a method for routing a signal to a target device. The method may include a control device that may transmit a signal on a first network. The signal may reach devices other than the target device. The devices that receive the signal may recognize that the signal is intended for another device and may transmit the signal on a second network. The signal may be received by the target device via the second network. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182192 | METHOD FOR MOVING POINTER IN VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - The pointer movement method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a screen split request signal: displaying screen split line by which a browser screen is split into a plurality of split areas by partitioning the browser screen in response to the screen split request signal; displaying a pointer on a specific function performance area included in a specific split area of the plurality of split areas. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182193 | ACOUSTIC SIGNALLING TO SWITCH FROM INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION MODE TO AD HOC COMMUNICATION MODE - A system includes a first computerized device configured for communicating in an infrastructure mode and an ad hoc mode and a second computerized device configured for communicating at least in the ad hoc mode. A first computerized device operating in infrastructure mode prompts the user of the first computerized device to switch to ad hoc mode in order to communicate with the second computerized device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182194 | DOCKING DEVICE AND PORTABLE PROJECTOR - A docking device for connecting an electronic device includes a base and a connector. The connector has a body and a connecting port on the base. The body is provided on the base to be moved between a first position and a second position. The connecting port is hidden in the base when the body is moved to the first position, and the connecting is exposed to connect the electronic device when the body is moved to the second position. The docking device may be incorporated in a portable projector. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182195 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a lock, a module configured to attach to the housing and to engage the lock, a link configured to associate with the lock, and a support configured to be moved to the module by link and to contact the module when the lock is locked. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182196 | REMOTE FLIP CEILING DISPLAY - A remote flip ceiling display, including a machine body, a display module, a first action side, a second action side, a remote control key and a control module, wherein a control module is increased in the display module of the ceiling display fixed by the original mechanical tab. The driver may press the remote control key of the front audio, to control the control module to push the tab, and the display module is flipped with it for the rear seat passengers to watch. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182197 | DISPLAY, IN PARTICULAR HEAD-UP-DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a display, in particular Head-Up-Display of a vehicle, comprising an image forming unit for generating an image, an illumination means for illuminating the image forming unit and a deflecting unit for providing a user with a virtual image of the image generated by the image forming unit, wherein the image forming unit comprises a reflective LCoS—(Liquid Crystal on Silicon) display and the deflecting unit comprises a partially transmissive combiner. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182198 | Backlight display Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a backlight display module. The backlight display module has a light source used to emit lights; a light guide plate used to receive the lights and distribute the lights out of a light-emitting surface; a liquid crystal panel disposed on a top of the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate and used to display images; and a metal frame disposed at a periphery of the backlight display module and used to fix the liquid crystal panel to a corresponding position to the light guide plate. The backlight display module further has a light absorption layer mounted between the liquid crystal panel and the metal frame. The present invention further relates to a liquid crystal display device. The backlight display module and the liquid crystal display device of the present invention use the light absorption layer to prevent high-brightness light spots from forming at the periphery of the liquid crystal panel. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182199 | DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device where expansion of a frame portion over a substrate, which results from formation of a lead wiring over an active matrix substrate, is minimally suppressed to realize a narrow frame. According to one feature of a display device of the present invention, a chamfer portion is formed at least at an end portion of an active matrix substrate having a pixel portion of a pair of substrates disposed to be opposed to each other, and wirings (a source line, a gate line, a storage capacitor line, a leading out wiring, and the like) over the active matrix substrate are electrically connected by a common wiring formed in the chamfer portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182200 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide plate ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130182201 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH NARROW ANGULAR RANGE OF INCIDENT LIGHT - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel in the pixel electrode and common electrodes formed within a pixel comprise repeating structures. The angular range of light incident from the light source is narrower along a direction of the repeating structures than along an orthogonal direction. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182202 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS AND LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIA WITH HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT - The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media (LC media) having negative or positive dielectric anisotropy comprising self-aligning mesogens (SAMs) which effect homeotropic (vertical) alignment of the LC media at a surface or the cell walls of a liquid-crystal display (LC display). The invention therefore also encompasses LC displays having homeotropic alignment of the liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium) without conventional imide alignment layers. The LC media may be supplemented by a polymerisable or polymerised component, which serves for stabilisation of the alignment, for adjustment of the tilt angle and/or as passivation layer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182203 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a base substrate, a pixel electrode, a plurality of capsular structures, a common electrode and a plurality of color filters. The base substrate includes a plurality of unit pixel regions. Each of the unit pixel regions has a plurality of sub pixel regions. A pixel electrode is formed in each of the sub pixel regions. A plurality of capsular structures is disposed on the base substrate. Each of the capsular structures is formed in each of the unit pixel regions and having a cavity. A common electrode is formed on the capsular structures. A plurality of color filters is formed on the capsular structures. Each of the color filters is formed in each of the sub pixel regions. An opening ratio of the sub pixel regions and light transmittance are relatively high. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182204 | ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE FOR ALIGNING LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE - The present invention discloses an alignment substrate that includes a base substrate and an alignment layer arranged on the base substrate. A plurality of unit pixels is defined in the base substrate. The alignment layer includes at least two sub-alignment portions dividing the unit pixel into at least two domains. Each sub-alignment portion is arranged in a different domain of the at least two domains and is aligned to have a different pretilt direction from the other sub-alignment portions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182205 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed a color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device performing an ordinary display for a gray scale display and a dynamic display for a bright display, which includes a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive film formed above the transparent substrate, a black matrix formed above the transparent substrate and having pixel regions which are openings partitioned into polygonal pixel shapes respectively having two parallel sides, a first transparent resin layer formed so as to cover portions corresponding to the two parallel sides of the black matrix, a color layer formed above the pixel regions, and a second first transparent resin layer formed above the color layer and having a linear depression passing a center of the pixel region. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182206 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: first and second substrates placed opposite each other; first and second electrodes each provided on one face of the first and second electrodes extending in first and second directions intersecting with each other; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the one face of the first substrate and the one face of the second substrate. A pixel is formed in a region where the first and second electrodes intersect, and a pixel edge of the pixel has a line segment which is oblique relative to the first direction. The first and second substrates are respectively subject to alignment treatment, and the liquid crystal layer is a substantial vertical alignment having a twisted structure, and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a substantial center in a layer thickness direction and the oblique line segment are not orthogonal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182207 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, a display layer, and a sealing portion. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, a display electrode, a terminal portion, and a first insulating layer. The first substrate has a first major surface. The first major surface has a display region and a peripheral region. The display electrode is provided in the display region. The terminal portion is provided in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the display electrode. The first insulating layer is provided on the display and peripheral regions. The second substrate unit faces the first major surface. The display layer is provided between the display electrode and the second substrate unit. The sealing portion is provided between the first and second substrate units. The sealing portion surrounds the display layer and contacts the first insulating layer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182208 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device of IPS mode includes an array of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern by crossing a plurality of video signal lines and a plurality of scanning signal lines each other. Each of the pixels is provided with at least a switching element. A transparent insulating film is provided on both signal lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes, common electrodes and common lines are provided on the transparent insulating film. The common lines are formed in a grid-shaped pattern such that a first group of the common lines is made of a first conductor having lower reflectivity against optical light than that of metal while a second group of the common lines is made of a second conductor including a metal layer such that said first group and said second group are crossing each other along said video signal lines and said scanning signal lines. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182209 | Display Device - A display device includes a substrate, a display region having a pixel switch, and a transparent common electrode, a peripheral region having a gate signal line connected to the pixel switch, and a common connection line connected to the transparent common electrode, an insulating layer, a conductive layer, a first semiconductor film disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer, and a second semiconductor film disposed between the insulating layer and the conductor layer and separated from the first semiconductor film. The conductor layer is connected to the gate signal line, and the gate signal line is arranged in the display region and the peripheral region. The common connection line is arranged in the peripheral region and is connected to the transparent common electrode in the peripheral region, and the transparent common electrode is arranged in the display region. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182210 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a gate line formed as a first conductive pattern; a common line formed as the first conductive pattern; a data line insulatedly crossing the gate line and the common line, and formed as a second conductive pattern; a thin film transistor (TFT) formed at a crossing of the gate line and the data line; a common electrode formed as a third conductive pattern, and connected with the common line; and a pixel electrode connected with the TFT and formed as the third conductive pattern to form a horizontal field together with the common electrode, wherein the third conductive pattern is formed as a dual-layer comprising a metal film and a low reflection film formed on the metal film. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182211 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device using a wall electrode facilitates enclosing of liquid crystal and improves transmittance. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes large walls, a small wall, a TFT-side electrode, and a wall electrode. The large walls extend in a long-side direction of the pixel at both ends of the pixel. The small wall extends parallel to the large walls between the large walls. The TFT-side electrode is formed on the small wall. The wall electrode is formed on a side surface of the large wall and formed between the large wall and the small wall. The large walls are separated between the pixels in the long-side direction. The small wall which has a height lower than the large walls is arranged between the separated large walls. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182212 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A third external connection terminal electrically connected to a peripheral electrode line is disposed between a first external connection terminal electrically connected to a data signal supply line, and a second external connection terminal electrically connected to a scan signal supply line, and the peripheral electrode line is disposed so as not to planarly intersect with the data signal supply line and the scan signal supply line. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182213 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a step of forming guide patterns with a pair of frame-like projections configured to allow a seal material to be coated on one substrate of a pair of substrates in a frame form. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182214 | FRACTAL FEATURES FOR ENHANCED TEAR EXCHANGE - Feature patterns may be incorporated into the peripheral region of the back curve surface of contact lenses in order to increase tear exchange between the contact lens and the cornea. The feature patterns may be based upon fractal geometry and be incorporated anywhere in the periphery of the lens. The placement feature patterns are preferably determined utilizing a combination of simulations and experimentation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182215 | MULTI-FOCAL OPTICAL LENSES - A multi-focal lens having a center optical zone for creating a first focal point within 2° of the optical axis and a peripheral optical zone located adjacent the center optical zone for creating a second focal point from 2° to 10° of the optical axis, the peripheral optical zone having a correction of at least 2 diopters more than the center optical zone. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182216 | TREATING OCULAR REFRACTIVE ERROR - A lens for an eye that includes a zone with a first power profile for images received by the retina on the fovea, a zone with a second power profile for images received by the peripheral retina on the nasal side and a zone with a third power profile for images received by the peripheral retina on the temporal side. The first power profile is selected to provide clear or acceptable vision and the second and third power profiles are selected to affect the peripheral image position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182217 | FUNDUS CAMERA - An ophthalmic imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a fundus illumination system, the fundus illumination system includes a spatially interlaced light source array of one or more wavelength bands and a focus index illumination light source where the focus index illumination light source is mounted on a non-moving part of the ophthalmic imaging apparatus, a focus index optical assembly, and a fundus imaging system. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182218 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - In order to place a coherence gate as close as possible to a object, provided is a tomographic image photographing apparatus including: a moving unit for moving the coherence gate corresponding to a difference between an optical path length of measuring light and an optical path length of reference light; and a control unit for controlling the moving unit so as to further move the coherence gate from a second position based on first combined light and second combined light of the object, which are respectively acquired at a first position of the coherence gate and the second position at which the coherence gate is placed after being moved from the first position to the object side by the moving unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182219 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is an ophthalmologic image pickup apparatus for measuring movement of an eye to be inspected at higher speed than a conventional one. The ophthalmologic image pickup apparatus for acquiring an image of an eye to be inspected based on return light from the eye to be inspected which is irradiated with measuring light via a scanning unit, includes: a position acquiring unit for acquiring a plurality of positions of characteristic portions in the image of the eye to be inspected based on the return light from the eye to be inspected corresponding respectively to a plurality of scanning lines of the scanning unit in the image of the eye to be inspected; and a measuring unit for measuring movement of the eye to be inspected based on the plurality of positions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182220 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming method of forming an object image by combining a plurality of tomographic images acquired by using an optical coherence tomographic method, including: acquiring, within a first predetermined period, a first three-dimensional image of a first area including a characteristic portion of the object and first tomographic images as a part of the plurality of tomographic images of a second area different from the first area; acquiring, within a second predetermined period, a second three-dimensional image of the first area and second tomographic images as a part of the plurality of tomographic images of the second area, the second tomographic images being different from the first tomographic images; and aligning positions of the first tomographic images and the second tomographic images by using, as references, the characteristic portion included in the first three-dimensional image and the characteristic portion included in the second three-dimensional image. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182221 | APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING THE FUNDUS OF THE EYE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for inspecting the fundus of the eye, comprising:—lighting means configured to project a light beam for illuminating the retina of one eye; and—an optical path comprising one or more lenses configured to optically conjugate the retina with a receiving surface of acquisition means configured to acquire one or more images of the retina; and—a beam splitter device configured to divert a part of the light, which is reflected by the retina and directed towards said acquisition means, towards first photosensitive elements; and—a control unit operatively associated with said first photosensitive elements, said acquisition means and said lighting means, said control unit deactivating said lighting means when the light energy received from said first photosensitive elements overcomes a predefined threshold value; and—first LED devices configured to project light targets onto the retina, which the patient must stare to keep the eye still during the examination. The mentioned first photosensitive elements and first LED devices are arranged together in a single integrated optical unit configured to receive light from the retina and to project light onto the retina through said beam splitter device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130182222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR FUNDUS EXAMINATION REFLECTION REDUCTION - Various embodiments include systems and methods for ocular fundus examination reflection reduction. An illumination polarizer assembly can be configured to be user-attachable to an ophthalmological device and can be configured to position a first optical polarizer in an illumination portion of a light path associated with the ophthalmological device. An observation polarizer assembly can be configured to be user-attachable to the ophthalmological device and can also configured to position a second optical polarizer in an observation portion of the light path. | 2013-07-18 |